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The QC, Vol. 77, No. 11 • November 15, 1990

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QUAKER CAMPUS
Volume LXXVII, Number 11 November 15, 1990
Volume LXXVII, Number 11
November 15, 1990
Katrina Diller/QC Co-Photography Editor
Former Ambassador Addresses College
Concerning Current Middle East Crisis
By Carol Kim
QC Staff Writer
As a Woodrow Wilson
visiting fellow, Ambassador
Robert Neumann shared his
experiences in the foreign
service, objective view points
on the crisis in the Persian Gulf,
and articulated the role of the
US in the Middle East, last
Monday night in the Shannon
Center for the Performing Arts.
Neumann, a former
ambassador to Saudi Arabia
delivered a public lecture on
"The Iraq Crisis and the Future
of US-Middle East Relations."
Neumann introduced the
reasons behind the current US
policy towards Saddam Hussein
and said that "the outlook is
probably that of military
conflict." Neumann also said
that "in the first post cold war
conflict we and everybody else
should consider the precedent
we (US) are setting." This
precedent is one which calls for
a military action to resolve the
conflict in the Persian Gulf.
The reasons behind the
United States' implementation
of the Operation Desert Shield
functions mainly on two
premises.
First, the US must work
within the limits of the United
Nations Security Council to
safeguard the national and
international interest in the oil
reserves in Kuwait.
Secondly, the US is bound
in a coalition against Saddam
Hussein through an intricate
web of alliances, and thus "the
opportunity and perhaps the
burden lies upon the only
superpower left...the United
States" to take immediate action
against the Middle East
Crisis,"Neumann said.
Neumann suggested that
military power took precedence
over economic power, andhence
economic powers like Japan and
Germany were unlikely
participants in bringing down
and digging out Saddam
Hussein.
Public sentiment reveals
that the US involvement in the
middle east may be a replay of
the Vietnam war, but according
to Ambassador Neumann the
current situation is in no way
a mimic of the Vietnam crisis.
(Please See Related Article Page 11.)
While the Iraqi army is
formidable to a certain extent,
they are by no means first rate,
and does not have access to an
unlimited supply of weaponry
from their "revolutionary allies"
as did the North Vietnamese.
Neumann stressed a
realistic truth which calls the
US to intervene with clear
objectives and opt for a clear
and immediate solution to the
middle east crisis.
The US must seriously call
for the unconditional
withdrawal oflraqi troops from
Kuwait. And more importantly,
the US must portray Hussein
as a loser in the game of
international politics before he
manipulates the current
situation to favor his objectives,
Neumann said.
Neumann is "morally
certain not only that we (the
US) will overcome this conflict,
but also that the Bush
Administration will follow a
policy seeking a solution to the
problem. And thereby give a
possibility for the US and our
allies to have normal relations
in that part of the world."
Surf Club Inactive; Equipment Stored
in Member Isayama's Apartment
activity last year and hasn't held equipment until recently,
any yet this semester. Bill Erickson, BOG President
Of the founding members: Pro-temp, stated that the surfing
juniors Todd Isayama, Phil Beh equipment has been stored in
and Derek Iha, only Isayama still
By C. Miyazawa
QC Staff Writer
The Surf Club, which was
started last spring by three
students and given $500 from
the Board of Governors (BOG)
for equipment, has been virtually
inactive.
The Surf Club held only one
attends Whittier.
ASWC President Desma
Murphy said that BOG (Board of
Governors) has been unaware of
the location of the Surf Club
Isayama's apartment.
According to last year's BOG
agenda, Surf Club was given the
$500 with the stipulation that
there be a place to keep the
Please see SURF page 7.
Admissions Purchases Van
to Transport Prospectives
By Guy Cerasoli
QC Staff Writer
In order to improve campus
tours, the Admissions Office has
purchased an Oldsmobile
Silhouette mini van, to
transport prospective students
to the upper part of campus.
Image Presentations, a
Detroit based company
suggested that the Admissions
Office buy campus
transportation for the daily
tours to transport prospective
students.
Image Presentations found
after interviewing tour guides
that many of the tours missed
the Activity Center and the
spectacular view of Los Angeles
from the Harris residence center
due to the fact that people have
refused to walk up the hills to
get there.
After processing the
information, Image
Presentations submitted the
suggestion that the admissions
office purchase a tour tram, a
golf cart with extra cars added
for more seating.
The Admissions Office
decided that this would not be
practical due to the size of the
campus. Instead they decided
to buy an Oldsmobile Silhouette
mini van, arranged through
Harold Hewitt, Vice President
of Business and Finance.
According to Hewitt, the price
of the mini van is, "confidential,"
due to a third party which is
involved. However, he did say
that the mini van was purchased
on Oct. 29.The mini van will
also be used to transport
prospective students to and from
the airport.
The Silhouette doesn't require
a class three operator's license
as the two vans used by the
Athletic Department.
Selected students will be
driving the mini van on tours,
in order to have the prospective
student interact with Whittier
students, which "people find
refreshing," Tom Enders,
Director of Student Financing
said.
Sophomore Jesse Pruett who
will be one of the two drivers
sees it as a great buy, "since it
will be used as transportation
to and from the airport. Saving
the visitor both time and
money."
Senior Christian Chinen
found the purchase,
"Ridiculous! Who'd they buy the
van from? The Detroit
company?"
Sophomore Chris Parsons
suggested that, "they should use
it as a transit vehicle for
students in Harris and
Wanberg, taking them to their
classes."
Katrina DiUer/QC Co-Photography Editor
READY TO ROLL: The new van parked between
Platner and Johnson.
In This Issue:
ASWC Presidential Candidates
Present their Platforms
Page 3
Ruyle Reflects on Russia
Page 13
Fall Sports Awards
Page 16

QUAKER CAMPUS
Volume LXXVII, Number 11 November 15, 1990
Volume LXXVII, Number 11
November 15, 1990
Katrina Diller/QC Co-Photography Editor
Former Ambassador Addresses College
Concerning Current Middle East Crisis
By Carol Kim
QC Staff Writer
As a Woodrow Wilson
visiting fellow, Ambassador
Robert Neumann shared his
experiences in the foreign
service, objective view points
on the crisis in the Persian Gulf,
and articulated the role of the
US in the Middle East, last
Monday night in the Shannon
Center for the Performing Arts.
Neumann, a former
ambassador to Saudi Arabia
delivered a public lecture on
"The Iraq Crisis and the Future
of US-Middle East Relations."
Neumann introduced the
reasons behind the current US
policy towards Saddam Hussein
and said that "the outlook is
probably that of military
conflict." Neumann also said
that "in the first post cold war
conflict we and everybody else
should consider the precedent
we (US) are setting." This
precedent is one which calls for
a military action to resolve the
conflict in the Persian Gulf.
The reasons behind the
United States' implementation
of the Operation Desert Shield
functions mainly on two
premises.
First, the US must work
within the limits of the United
Nations Security Council to
safeguard the national and
international interest in the oil
reserves in Kuwait.
Secondly, the US is bound
in a coalition against Saddam
Hussein through an intricate
web of alliances, and thus "the
opportunity and perhaps the
burden lies upon the only
superpower left...the United
States" to take immediate action
against the Middle East
Crisis,"Neumann said.
Neumann suggested that
military power took precedence
over economic power, andhence
economic powers like Japan and
Germany were unlikely
participants in bringing down
and digging out Saddam
Hussein.
Public sentiment reveals
that the US involvement in the
middle east may be a replay of
the Vietnam war, but according
to Ambassador Neumann the
current situation is in no way
a mimic of the Vietnam crisis.
(Please See Related Article Page 11.)
While the Iraqi army is
formidable to a certain extent,
they are by no means first rate,
and does not have access to an
unlimited supply of weaponry
from their "revolutionary allies"
as did the North Vietnamese.
Neumann stressed a
realistic truth which calls the
US to intervene with clear
objectives and opt for a clear
and immediate solution to the
middle east crisis.
The US must seriously call
for the unconditional
withdrawal oflraqi troops from
Kuwait. And more importantly,
the US must portray Hussein
as a loser in the game of
international politics before he
manipulates the current
situation to favor his objectives,
Neumann said.
Neumann is "morally
certain not only that we (the
US) will overcome this conflict,
but also that the Bush
Administration will follow a
policy seeking a solution to the
problem. And thereby give a
possibility for the US and our
allies to have normal relations
in that part of the world."
Surf Club Inactive; Equipment Stored
in Member Isayama's Apartment
activity last year and hasn't held equipment until recently,
any yet this semester. Bill Erickson, BOG President
Of the founding members: Pro-temp, stated that the surfing
juniors Todd Isayama, Phil Beh equipment has been stored in
and Derek Iha, only Isayama still
By C. Miyazawa
QC Staff Writer
The Surf Club, which was
started last spring by three
students and given $500 from
the Board of Governors (BOG)
for equipment, has been virtually
inactive.
The Surf Club held only one
attends Whittier.
ASWC President Desma
Murphy said that BOG (Board of
Governors) has been unaware of
the location of the Surf Club
Isayama's apartment.
According to last year's BOG
agenda, Surf Club was given the
$500 with the stipulation that
there be a place to keep the
Please see SURF page 7.
Admissions Purchases Van
to Transport Prospectives
By Guy Cerasoli
QC Staff Writer
In order to improve campus
tours, the Admissions Office has
purchased an Oldsmobile
Silhouette mini van, to
transport prospective students
to the upper part of campus.
Image Presentations, a
Detroit based company
suggested that the Admissions
Office buy campus
transportation for the daily
tours to transport prospective
students.
Image Presentations found
after interviewing tour guides
that many of the tours missed
the Activity Center and the
spectacular view of Los Angeles
from the Harris residence center
due to the fact that people have
refused to walk up the hills to
get there.
After processing the
information, Image
Presentations submitted the
suggestion that the admissions
office purchase a tour tram, a
golf cart with extra cars added
for more seating.
The Admissions Office
decided that this would not be
practical due to the size of the
campus. Instead they decided
to buy an Oldsmobile Silhouette
mini van, arranged through
Harold Hewitt, Vice President
of Business and Finance.
According to Hewitt, the price
of the mini van is, "confidential,"
due to a third party which is
involved. However, he did say
that the mini van was purchased
on Oct. 29.The mini van will
also be used to transport
prospective students to and from
the airport.
The Silhouette doesn't require
a class three operator's license
as the two vans used by the
Athletic Department.
Selected students will be
driving the mini van on tours,
in order to have the prospective
student interact with Whittier
students, which "people find
refreshing," Tom Enders,
Director of Student Financing
said.
Sophomore Jesse Pruett who
will be one of the two drivers
sees it as a great buy, "since it
will be used as transportation
to and from the airport. Saving
the visitor both time and
money."
Senior Christian Chinen
found the purchase,
"Ridiculous! Who'd they buy the
van from? The Detroit
company?"
Sophomore Chris Parsons
suggested that, "they should use
it as a transit vehicle for
students in Harris and
Wanberg, taking them to their
classes."
Katrina DiUer/QC Co-Photography Editor
READY TO ROLL: The new van parked between
Platner and Johnson.
In This Issue:
ASWC Presidential Candidates
Present their Platforms
Page 3
Ruyle Reflects on Russia
Page 13
Fall Sports Awards
Page 16